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Bearly vs Dearly - What's the difference?

bearly | dearly |

As an adjective bearly

is of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears; ursine.

As an adverb dearly is

in a dear manner.

bearly

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears; ursine.
  • * 1930 , Hearst's international combined with Cosmopolitan: Volume 89:
  • He was going to be a bearly' bear. With a ' bearly mate.
  • * 1955 , Agnes L. McCarthy, James Kenner Agnew, Prose and poetry for appreciation :
  • Past two years old Keg was now, a big and very bearly bear, and with the first tocsin of fall in the air he'd wandered off toward Sugar-loaf, answering the call of his kind.
  • * 2010 , Clydal Vania, On the Flight to Nowhere :
  • All acting like nothing even happened at all. (Then, a half hour later) Boom! BOOOM!! (There's a poundin down at the door) As Jeanie goes ta answer it, as im in the kitchen getting cereal. As another Big bearly Man Comes barging in.

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    dearly

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • in a dear manner